DE Pesticide Applicator study guide
DE Pesticide Applicator · Work through your exam, one topic at a time.
The Delaware Pesticide Applicator Certification is issued by the Delaware Department of Agriculture (DDA). It is the credential that lets a person buy or use a restricted use pesticide in the state, and it sits alongside the separate Pesticide Business License that DDA requires of anyone who applies pesticides - restricted use or general use - to the land or property of another. The certification framework on the DDA pesticide page groups applicators into three categories. Private Applicators buy and apply restricted use pesticides, produce an agricultural commodity, and apply pesticides on their own land or the land of their employer. The DE Pesticide Applicator study guide has 4 sections and about 1,579 words.
01Private Applicator
In Delaware, a private applicator is certified to use or supervise the use of restricted-use pesticides (RUPs) on land they own or rent, or on their employer's land, to produce an agricultural commodity. The work cannot be for compensation from the property owner; trading labor or services is allowed.
400 words, about 2 min02Commercial Applicator (For Hire)
A commercial applicator (for hire) applies pesticides to property of another for compensation. This covers lawn-care and landscape companies, pest control firms, agricultural custom applicators, right-of-way contractors, and similar businesses.
398 words, about 2 min03Commercial Applicator (Not For Hire)
A commercial applicator (not for hire) applies pesticides as an employee or agent of a public or private entity on property owned or controlled by that entity, not for compensation from outside customers. Typical settings include school districts, municipalities, parks, hospitals, golf courses, apartment complexes, utilities, and industrial sites.
405 words, about 2 min04Pesticide Business Licensing
Delaware requires a pesticide business license for a business that applies pesticides to property of another for compensation, or that holds itself out as providing that service. The license is issued to the business, not the person, and is separate from applicator certification.
376 words, about 2 min